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Newspaper
Syracuse Herald Journal
Location
Syracuse, New York, United States of America
Date
Mar 22, 1983
Page
2
News digest notes Volcker's possible exit and European summit proceedings. Reads like a busy front page snapshot with brief items on schools awaiting data and Pelicans friends feature hinted in miscellaneous sections.
President Reagan warned Republicans lack votes to block a House Democratic budget that would cut his military buildup. As debate nears, he holds three lobbying meetings with GOP lawmakers after two similar sessions. House Leader Robert Michel said Democrats may prevail, and the president will have to accept less than his defense goals, though he did not specify a figure.
A $7 million blaze at Willow Creek Apartments left about 350 residents homeless, damaging or destroying 175 units as flames spread across wood shingles. Police guarded the scene for looters while residents sheltered in hotels or new apartments. no serious injuries besides three firefighters treated at hospitals. Residents alleged electrical problems cited to management. officials had not yet determined a cause. Management offered displaced residents new units and a month of free rent. some 90 residents remained in local hotels overnight.
Henri Marchessault, 44, head of Montreal police drug squad for over three years, was arrested on a Montreal street following a peewee drug inquiry ordered by Police Chief Andre Ducea. A 25 year veteran, he faced a court hearing with police stating details on drugs involved were not disclosed.
Government documents show FBI director J Edgar Hoover hoped to arrest and deport John Lennon on drug charges in 1972 to prevent disruption at the Republican National Convention. A New York memo noted the subject's avowed intent to disrupt the event and assigned close monitoring. The Lennon file was released under FOIA to UC Irvine instructor Jon Wiener for a book on Lennon and 1960s politics.
In Indianapolis Indiana Governor Robert Orr ended Lt. Gov. John Mutz two year winning streak in an Agriculture Day cow milking contest by squirting two thirds of a cup in two minutes Using a one handed squeeze Orr credited his win to Betsy the black and white matron Mimi the butter colored cow was left to Mutz Observers noted Orr used a right hand squeeze and held the pail with his left while Mutz used ten fingers with the pail on the ground Orr won a milk pitcher and joked he would use it when Mutz visits the governor’s mansion for breakfast.
In Lenexa Kansas a classified ad promising 9.25 dollar hourly pay for 13 drivers and warehouse workers drew more than 2000 applicants by 8:30 a.m. and hundreds arrived at the plant before learning the notice was not placed by Crouch Meat Co. The firm processes ground beef for fast food chains and said it was not hiring.
Congress moves toward final passage of a 4.6 billion anti recession bill providing 1 billion for community development block grants and funds for shelter food distribution and social services. The plan includes 2.1 billion for public works and unemployment relief across 27 states and DC, with a route to President Reagan for signature.
The Supreme Court ruled 9 to 0 that generic drugs must undergo government testing for safety and effectiveness before sale, reversing a lower court and granting FDA authority to block unapproved generics. In a separate 9 to 0 ruling, the court allowed price adjustments by businesses to geographic regions without violating price discrimination laws.
Deadly storms push death toll higher as snow and freezing temperatures spread from Nevada to New England. Pacific systems lash California and Oregon with heavy rain and gales while Colorado faces up to eight inches of snow. Flooding and power outages affect New York, Massachusetts, New Jersey, Rhode Island, and surrounding states as crews race to pump water and restore services amid continuing ferocious weather.
A windy cold night brings lows in the teens with scattered flurries tomorrow and highs in the mid 20s. Winter storms linger with warnings from Michigan to Maine as snow spreads from the Great Basin to the central Plains and the Ohio Valley. Temperature readings at 2 am ranged from 11 in Sault Ste Marie to 4 in Key West with upper Midwest snow and flooding concerns along the Atlantic coast.
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